Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)

User Rating:

2.0/10   

Director:

Bill Fishman

Writers (WGA):

Nat Hiken (television series)
Erik Tarloff (story)

Release Date:

28 January 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon...

Plot Keywords:

Based On TV Series | Law Enforcer | Nurse | Sequel | Police

Awards:

1 win

Cast

David Johansen	...	Officer Gunther Toody
John C. McGinley	...	Officer Francis Muldoon
Fran Drescher	...	Velma Velour
Nipsey Russell	...	Police Captain Dave Anderson
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Lucille Toody
Daniel Baldwin	...	Don Motti
Jeremy Piven	...	Herbert Hortz
Bobby C. Collins	...	Carlo
Louis Di Bianco	...	Nicco
Al Lewis	...	Leo Schnauzer
Barbara Hamilton	...	Mrs. Muldoon
Eliza Roberts	...	Boys in Blue Director (as Eliza Garrett)
Rik Colitti	...	Sergeant Abrams
Penn Jillette	...	Luther #1
Teller	...	Luther #2

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Spain:7 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Trivia:

Al Lewis and Nipsey Russell were in the original "Car 54, Where Are You?" (1961) TV series, playing Officer Leo Schnauser and Officer Dave Anderson, respectively. Here they play the same characters years older, as if this film were a sequel to the original series, rather than the updated and (otherwise) recast remake that it is.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the opening credits, when Toody and Schnauser are in the car reading, Toody steers left before hitting the dirt ramp, but the ramp is on the right side of the road.

Quotes:

Officer Gunther Toody: Tell Don Marty, Detroit Dan is here.

Movie Connections:

References "Sally Jessy Raphael" (1985)

Soundtrack:

Hola Lola

an absolute disgrace!

Everyone grows up with some cherished memories. One of mine was the T.V. series "Car 54, Where Are You?". It had a simple charm and the main characters Toody (Joe E. Ross) and Muldoon (Fred Gwynne) were gentle and the humour was good clean fun. Although they would mess things up at the beginning of each episode they would somehow get everything alright in the end without anyone getting into harm. Fred Gwynne's character (Muldoon) evoked sympathy and love from his viewers - especially children. With this in mind I got out the video of the movie remake of this series. What an absolute disgrace of a movie it turned out to be! The makers of this movie completely turned around the series two morally decent characters and made them into fools. The key point of the T.V. series was that Muldoon was an innocent, naive policeman who did his job with a genuine love for those he served. The Muldoon in this movie remake is a repulsive character. The clean fun is also out in this remake. No wonder that this movie is listed by IMDb in its worst 100 movies of all time. It deserves it! The makers of this movie lost its main market (the nostalgics) by ignoring the behaviour standards of the original series. Not recommended!